Rain-shield for side-car motor-cycles.



0. A. &1. F. PERCHWAY.

BMN SHIELD FOR SIDE CAR MOTOR CYCLES. APPLICATION FILED Auchzo. 1915.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

1 IEDFAQP RC W Y.ennzronnr. rnito'rrwar, or FULTON, NEW YORK.

Tocll'wltovzte't may concern: 1

Be it known that we, OVIED A. PnRorrwAr and Jenn RP RCHWAY, citizens of the United States of America, and residents of Fulton, in the county of Oswego,-in the StateoffNew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in. Rain-Shialdsffor Side-Ca r Motor-Cycles, of which the follow iiplg, taken. connection with. the accompanying drawings, is afull, clear, and exact description. I 7 I This invention relates to certainimprove ments inrain shields for side-car motor cya cles, themain object being to protect the. 0.0-

eupant and interior. of the car. from rain and other; inclement weather elements, the same time to afford ampleqventilation and clear vlslon to such occupant.

Another ob'ect' is to constructthe] I in such manner that it may be easily and.

. quickly removed or replaced, and is adapted to shed the rain and'other elementsjtfrom the surface thereof to the outside of. the car when adjusted-for use. I

Other objects and uses relating to. specific parts of the shield will be brought out in the following description.

In the drawingse .l i Figure 1 is a perspective view of asidecar i inotorcycle showin' shield adjustedthereon for use.

. F 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view through the upper portion of the shield and dome or helmet. a

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the shoulder and neck portionofthe apron Lof the shield.

In order that our invention may beclearly understood, we have shown a motorcycle' as p1fOVld6dWliJh th6 usual slde-carorbody A adapted to carry a passenger, the driver. b e-. ing generally seated upon a saddle onthe' main frameas af of the vehicle at one side of the car body 'A. h g

This body is provided with the usual seat, not shown, and side door a" and isof sufficient length to comfortably seat, an.

adult, the major portion of the top being a open to permit the entrance and exit 'of the occupant.

open top of the body A and comprises an apronusection 1' and a helmet section 2*, all of the parts being. made of impervious leather or other flexible waterproof Specification of Lettersfl'atent. Application filed Augtst 20,.1915.

s 0 1 im rove I the operator from within.

may therefore remove the helmet if desired The: shield is adapted to cover the entire nam snrnnnron SIDE-(5A3 MOTOR-CYCLES.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917; ,ser'ia no. 46,483. l

material'so as to reduce the weight and per i niit the entire shield to be folded into compact space for storage or transportation when not in use.

Tlhe marginal edges of the apron are out a so as to conform as nearly as possible to the contour ofthat portion of the body. of the {car A which surrounds the opening in the topthereof, said marginaledges being reinforced and rounded at both ends and attachedby suitable fastening means 3-"to- I theouter faces of the edges of the car'surroundiijlg the opening so'as to deflect any matter which may lodge thereon to the outside of the car.

. The area ofthe apron is somewhat greater than tl1at of;theopening which it is adapted to CQYer, orsuflieientlyso to allow theupper portion thereof to rest u'ponthe shoulders of theoccupant without in any Way straining thefastenings -'3ito the car, said upper portion of the apron being conical and pro' videdlinitsfapex with an opening for receiving thefneck of said occupant, the

openingbeing surrounded by a neck band .5 l flajdapted ,to' be clasped more or less closelyfaround the neck of the user in a mannergpresently described. y

The portion of the apron preferably at thelbaclrof theopening 4* is divided vertically to allow it to be placed. over. and

uponthe sliouldersof the user, the meeting edges d at the. division being adapted. to overlapandareprovided with suitable clasps which the overlapping meeting edgesniay be secured to eachother to form a substantiallyv weather-tight joint, although it isfeyident that the user may detach the overlap'pir'ig edges from within by slipping the gfingers between such edges and gradually, loosening the fastenings6- oneby one, preferably. from thebottom up so that when the fastenings below the point of attachment of the helmet are loosened, the helmet fastenings may also be loosened by The occupant without detaching the apron from the body i of the ear, or the occupant may likewise detach, the fastenings 3- from within by slipping the fingers between the marginal edges-of the apron and car and loosening said fastenings one at a time, thus permitting the entire shield to be removed from within if necessary, it being understood that the marginal edges'of the apron are 'sufliciently flexible to permit the fingers to be i inserted between them and the adjacent edges of the car between the fastenings 3 which are spaced a sufiicient distance apart for this purpose.

i The conical portion having the neck opening 4 is located in the longitudinal cen ter of the apron a considerable distance from the front end thereof, but a relatively short distance from the rear end so that when adjusted for use upon the occupant the front, sides and'rear of the body of the apron flares or inclines downwardly and outwardly from all sides of the conical portion to readily shed any water which may lodge thereon and divert it to the outside of the car, thus protecting the interior of the car as well as the occupant from accumulations of moisture, dust or other foreign matter, the front portion, being much longer and disposed at a considerably greater angle'to the aXis vof the conical portion than the re maining flaring sides so as to give the necessary leg space in the body of the car. i

The main body of the helmet 2 is preferably cylindrical and "of "sufficiently greater diameter than the neck opening 4 to receive the head of the occupant without undue inconvenience or friction, the

top of the helmet being made in the form of a semi-spherical, dome -2 which allows ample room for head dress of the occupant. The lower end of the helmet is open and adapted to fit'over and upon the apex of the vconical portion of the apron 1- around the neck opening 2- and is detachably secured to the exterior of said apex by clasps or similar fastening means 7, said lower edges of the helmet being. deflected outwardly to shed water therefrom, as shown more clearly in Fig. 2. y

In order that the occupant'may be supplied with plenty of fresh air, the helmet is provided with a series of vent openings 8- which, in this instance, are formed in the upper part "of the cylindrical section thereof, the front portion of said'cylindrical Copies of this pa tentinay tie obtainedfb'r section being provided with a sight opening 0 across which is fastened a transparent medium, n this instance, a celluloid disk or plate 10 of sufliclent vertlcal width and transverse length toafford clear vision by the occupant of objects ahead of the machine, and at the same time serving to exclude ram and other foreign matter from entering the opening 9-.

The dome -2 's also made of flexible Water-proof material and is secured at its marginal edges to the upper end of the cylindrical section to form a weather-tight joint and becomes vertically an integral part of the helmet. I

It is now clear from the foregoing description that the user may fasten the apron around the neck and shoulders before or after entering the car and may also reach under the lower outer edges of the apron and similarly fasten the helmet in place, and after entering the car may fasten the marginal edges ofthe apron thereto in a manner reverse from that previously described for removing the apron, or the entire shield may be placed over the occupant and fastened to the car by another person if desired.

' It is also evident that the apron may be used with or without the helmet as the octhe opening and detachably secured thereto.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands "this. 12th day of August, 1915. 'ovIED A. PERcHWAY. JOHN F. PERCHWAY.

' Witnesses:

PETER T. CURLEY, G. H. FUISLER.

five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. c. 

